Friday, July 06, 2007
Torres oh Torres
So Liverpool have signed Fernando Torres – well at least Rafa is doing something with his financial muscle provided to him, after a long wait. I was trembled in anxiety few days before Torres penned the deal, and the feeling upon knowing that the prolific striker would join the Kop was heaven. Liverpool have had a serious problem in scoring goals where they lack the Owen factor ever since Rafa took charge. The likes of Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy seemed to have turned the future bright for Liverpool, but having just enough is never enough to lift a silverware – we need a phenomenon who could literally put the ball at the back of the net. Xabi Alonso would be ecstatic to know that he soon will be play alongside a familiar baby-face in Torres, given that the two has been great attendants for Luis Aragones’ Spain World Cup team. The fact that Torres is just 23 years of age made me go crazy, and having went through his fantastic resume, anyone could agree with me that he is really fit to deliver something special to the Kop.

Blondies look good in red. But baldies? I'm not so sure about it.

He possesses speed and far-fetched football brain, which is the key of his appointment as Atletico’s captain, albeit his young sperm. So which striker in the Kop’s list is the best bet to pair with this wonderkid? Well if you ask me, Kuyt could be a great spouse. With a little flick of pass and a little bit of dash out of nowhere, Kuyt could be fatal and he is perfect match while everybody was busy looking after Torres. Crouch in the other hand might give his go sometime late at the game – when Gerrard loses his composure for short passes, and his aerial ability would come in handy. Ah yes, I nearly forgot about the new boy Voronin. Well the new number 10 hasn't so much to impress on paper, but he sure has the experience muscle to deliver some good moments for The Reds. Wearing Number 10 always come with a high responsibility to do some magic - and I am pretty doubtful whether or not Voronin deserves such recognition. But he's still The Kop and maybe Rafa has a lot of plans ahead for him.

Speaking of Gerrard, his prowess as leading goal-scorer status will not come out in the wash, in fact he might be the happiest person alive to have another team-mate looking after the goals scored by the team. Maybe his bid for the most spectacular goals award might be challenged as quoted by Aragones, Torres is a player who wouldn’t score two same goals – a sign of versatility and maturity in the penalty box. But for me, it doesn’t matter who scores as long as there are someone out there who could deliver goals for Liverpool, even if it takes Pepe Reina to do that. But having El Nino would increase the possibility though.

It is my hope that Fernando Torres would settle down quickly and have his mind focused on the foremost business, to clinch the mighty EPL crown. Well if he ever does a Crouch – well remember how Crouch played shitty game during his first few months in the team? – he could come out roses in no time and surpass Drogba if not Rooney as the league’s most dangerous man in the penalty box.

Overrated or not, he is our new heartbreaker.

P.S. So who needs Luis Garcia now? Worst Number 10 in the Kop’s history.

 
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4 Comments:


  • At 06 July, 2007 23:17, Blogger Amirul Hafidz

    Now we've got a real problem, forget Bellamy and Voronin- the former is on the brink of leaving the team while the latter isn't a proven striker, at least for me-, in the squad are three world-class goal-poachers who are hungry for a starting eleven place. Well, I would pick Torres and Kuyt with the former replacing his future partner for an untouchable spot in the starting line-ups in the next season. Crouch, I suppose, should be handy when we are up against certain teams, especially those which lack height. I leave it to Rafa to decide.

    Anyway I really love to see Bellamy still wearing Reds shirt come next season; his pace is just sensational. But I guess I need to swallow the term that there's a problem with five strikers in a team in the first place.

    Voronin is our new no. 10? Oh my God, don't be kidding. Well, perhaps I should be more positive, he has yet to show his potential. Anyway Am, I don't think Luis Garcia was that bad. Yes h turned the ball over every couple of minutes- heck that really irked me- but let us not forget that he stood tall when it counted most and scored some important goals during his spell at Anfield.

    Whatever it is, Torres arrival really thrills me. I see bright fuure ahead, do you Am? Haha

     
  • At 07 July, 2007 21:40, Blogger Izham Ismail

    Yeah, quoted from you, the future is indeed red!

     
  • At 13 July, 2007 14:46, Blogger aliff adha

    hahaha boleh mimpi la weyh! shyte. i hate torres now. hehe VIDUKA!!!

     
  • At 14 July, 2007 19:03, Anonymous Anonymous

    kuyt hanya tahu berlari-lari.

    now torres in the bag, hope they can lift that forever elusive premier league title.